There were almost 1.26 million fraud and computer misuse offences recorded in England and Wales in 2023/24, the highest in a reporting year for this provided time period.
As of January 2025, the most significant data breach incident in the United Kingdom (UK) was the 2017-2018 Dixons Carphone breach. As a result of this incident, 14 million user records were affected, and 5.6 million payment card information was exposed. The Equifax data breach between 2011 and 2016 impacted over 15 million customers nationwide.
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There were almost 1.26 million fraud and computer misuse offences recorded in England and Wales in 2023/24, the highest in a reporting year for this provided time period.